2015年河海大学研究生英语一Unit1GhostsforTea(精)

1、Unit 1 Ghosts for T eaTen pence for a view over the bay . said the old man with the telescope.Lovely clear morning. Have a look at the old lighthouse and the remains of the greatshipwreck of 1935.十便士看海湾风光。”那个带着望远镜的老头说道。多么晴朗美丽的早晨。来看看那古老的灯塔和1935 年大海难的遗迹吧！”Ten pence was sheer robbery, but the view was

2、certa inly magn ifice nt.十便士是纯粹的抢劫，可是海湾的景色确实壮丽。Cliffs stretched into the dista nee, sparkli ng waves whipped by the wind were unr olling on to the beach, and a few yachts, with creamy-white sails, were curv ing and do dginggracefully on the sea . Just below, a flock of seagulls were scream ing at on

3、e ano ther asthey twisted and glided over the water. A mile out to sea, the old lighthouse sto od on astone platform on the rocks, which were being greedily licked by the waves. In no way indeed did I grudge my mon ey. As I directed the telescope towards the light house, the manbeside me tapped my w

4、rist.峭壁伸展向远处，海风激起的波浪闪耀着铺展在沙滩上，海面上几艘游艇伴着乳 白色风帆优雅地弯成弧形避开。天空下方，一群海鸥在一只只的叫唤着，侧身滑过水 面。离岸一英里处，在海浪贪婪地拍打的岩石上，那座古老的灯塔矗立在一石头平台 上。的确我决不会吝惜钱。当我把望远镜对准灯塔时，我身旁的那个老头拍了拍我的手腕。Have you heard about the terrible tragedy that occurred there in that lighthouse? heasked in a hushed whisper.I imag ine there may be pie nty o

5、f lege nds attached to such a dramatic-look ing place , I suggested.您听过在那座灯塔里发生的一起骇人听闻的惨案吗？”他压低了嗓声对我说。我想这么一个看起来非常富有戏剧性的地方或许有很多传说吧。”我说。Its no lege nd , declared the old man .My father knew the two men invo Ived. It a lltook place fifty years ago to-day. Let me tell you.His voice seemed to grow deeper

6、 and more dramatic.这可不是传说，那老头郑重其事地说。 我父亲认识那起惨案的两个当事人。一切都发生在 50 年前的今天。我来说给您听听吧。”他的声音似乎变得更低沉、更富有戏剧性了。For a whole week that lighthouse had bee n isolated by storms , he bega n, with terrify ing seas surgi ng and crash ing over the rocks. People on shore were an xious abou tthe two men working there. Th

7、eyd been on the best of terms until two or three week sbefore, whe n they had quarrelled over cards in the village inn. Martin had accused B lake ofcheating. Blake had vowed to avenge the insult to his honour. But thanks to t he wise adviceof a man they both respected, they apologised to each other,

8、 and soon s eemed to have gotover their disagreeme nt. But some slight rese ntme nt and bitter ness rema in ed. and it wasfeared that the strain of continued isolation and rough weather m ight affect their n erves,though, n eedless to say, their frie nds had no idea how serious t he con seque nces w

9、ouldbe.整整一个礼拜,那座灯塔被风暴困住了。”他开始说，咆啸的大海波涛汹涌，撞击着岩石。岸上的人们十分担心在那儿工作的两个人。在两三个礼拜前他们还是最 好的朋友，在乡村酒店里玩牌时吵了一架。马丁指责布莱克作弊，布莱克就发誓要报 复对他名誉的侮辱。但是多亏一位他们俩都尊敬的人好言相劝，他们才互相道歉,而 且似乎渡过了不和。不过还是有些怨恨，令人担心的是，持续隔绝的脾气和恶劣的天 气会刺激他们俩的神经，然而不用说，他们的朋友还不知道后果会是多么严重。”Fifty years ago to-ni ght, no light appeared in the tower, and only at

10、two oclock i n themorning did the beam sudde nly start to flash out its warning aga in. The n ext mo rning thelight was still visible. The storm had almost blown itself out, so a relief boat set out toinvestigate. A grim discovery awaited the crew . The mens living-room w as in a horrifyi ngstate. T

11、he table was over-tur ned: a pack of playi ng cards was scatter ed everywhere:bloodstains splashed the floor. The relief men climbed the winding sta ir to the Ian tern roomand there discovered Marti ns body, crouched beside the bur ning lamp. He had bee nstabbed and was dead. Two days later, Blakes

12、body was washed u p. scratched, bruised,and terribly inju red.“ 5 年前的那个晚上,灯塔上没有出现灯光，直到凌晨两点钟突然一束灯光再次 开始闪出警告信号。第二天早上,灯光依然可见。风暴已经平息了，因此一艘救生船出发查看情况。一个残酷的发现等待着船员。马丁和布莱克的卧室一片恐怖场景，桌子被翻倒在地，一副牌散得到处都是，血迹溅得满地。营救人员爬上旋梯来到灯塔 间,在那儿发现了马丁的尸体蜷缩在仍然亮着的灯旁。他是被戳死的。两天后，布莱克的尸体被冲了上来，身上满是划伤、擦伤，伤得很重。Only the n could we really

13、start guess ing what had happe ned. This great tragedycould only have bee n due to a ren ewal of their quarrel. Bored and depressed as a resul t oftheir isolati on, Martin and Blake must have started to play cards. Aga in suspect ing cheating, Martin had accused his former frie nd of dish on esty; a

14、 fight had broke n o ut and Blakehad seized his knife. In a fit of madn ess he had attacked his compa nion, who had falle nmortally woun ded. The n, appalled by what he had done, the Ion eli ness , the battering ofwind and waves, Blake had rushed to the parapet and flung himself o n to the rocks bel

15、ow,where the sea had claimed him.只是在那时我们才真正开始猜测发生了什么事。这个巨大的惨剧可能只是归 因于他们的再次争吵。由于与世隔绝产生的乏味与沮丧，他们一定开始打牌。马丁 再次怀疑布莱克作弊，指责之前的朋友不老实。接着一场打斗发生了，布莱克抓起刀 子，在一阵狂怒之下袭击了他的同伴，马丁受了致命伤倒下。然后布莱克被自己的所 为震惊，加之孤独寂寞以及风浪的拍击声，他狂奔到栏杆边纵身投向下面的岩石，大海 吞噬了他。But Martin was still alive. Hours later, after darkness had fallen, he had r

16、ecovere d conscious ness. He remembered his job of light ing the lamp; sufferi ng intense pai n, t he poorwretch crawled slowly up the win di ng staircase, dragg ing himself from step t o step till hegot to the lantern. At his last gasp he man aged to light this before fin ally collaps ing.但马丁还活着。过了

17、几小时天色暗下来以后，他恢复了意识，想起自己点灯的职 责。忍着剧痛，可怜的马丁慢慢地爬上旋梯，拖着自己一步一步地爬到灯前。在他倒 下之前，用尽最后一口气点亮了灯塔。For years afterwards it was said that the lighthouse was haun ted, and, owing to t hesestories, they did nt have any applica nts for the job of lighthouse-keeper from amo ng thesuperstitious local in habita nts. And no

18、w they say that on every anni versary o f that day,especially when the sea is rough, you can stand in the living-room, hear the cards failingand the sound of angry cries, see the flash of a blade, and then glimpse a figure rush ing tothe parapet. And the n you hear the slow draggi ng of a body from

19、ste p to step towards theroom above.数年后，据说那座灯塔闹鬼了。而且，因为这些传说，当地迷信的居民中没有人 愿意接替做灯塔管理员。如今人们说，每年的那一天,尤其是当海上情况很恶劣的时 候,站在卧室里你就能听到摔纸牌声和怒吼声，看到刀刃的寒光，还会瞥见一个人影奔 向栏杆，然后听到慢慢拖动的身体一步一步爬向塔顶。”The old man paused and I tur ned to go.By the way, he added, have you any free time this after noon? If so, why dont y ouhave

20、tea in the lighthouse? We are putting on a special boat trip to-day. Were charg ing apound. And my brother, who bought the old lighthouse when they built the new one just onthe point, can serve very good teas there - in cluded in the price of the boat trip-a bargain,considering the problem of obtaining the food. And if you are at all sen sitive to the supernatural, youre likely to have an unu sual, perhaps an uncanny experi ence there.老头停了停，我转身欲走。对了，”卜充道，今天下午您有空吗？有空的话，为什么不到那座灯塔去喝杯茶?今 天我们开专船，收费一镑。当人们在那个地方建造了一座新灯塔时，我兄弟买下了那 座旧的，那里可以提供很好的茶，交易是茶钱包括在船费里，要知道弄到吃的是很费事 的